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Your Deposit Was Kept Over Charges You Don't Owe. We'll Draft the Dispute Letter.
You need that money back — and the deduction letter in your hand is where you get it. We check every charge against useful-life benchmarks, itemization rules, and your state's deposit deadlines, then build the point-by-point response.
Everything up to your result is free — no signup, no card.Personalized letter: one-time $19, only if you choose.
What your free check finds
ExampleRepainting walls: LIKELY CONTESTABLE
Normal wear — past the 3-year useful life (HUD Special Claims Guide, App. 5D)
Carpet replacement: LIKELY CONTESTABLE
Exceeds the 5-year useful-life schedule (HUD Special Claims Guide, App. 5D)
Cleaning fee: QUESTIONABLE
Not itemized as state law requires
Itemization deadline: LIKELY CONTESTABLE
Statement sent after the state deadline — this may limit the right to withhold.
$1,750 flagged in this example, plus a missed deadline that may affect the withholding.
How it works
Upload Landlord's Deduction Notice
Upload the move-out statement or email from your landlord
Charge Extraction
HUD / IRS useful-life lookup
Evidence Mapping
Photo coaching per charge
Response Letter
Cites your state's deposit statute
What your letter checks — and the rules behind it
Deductions You Don't Recognize?
Got a move-out statement with deductions you don't agree with? That letter is exactly what we analyze.
Move-Out Statement
Life Expectancy & Normal Turnover
We check each item against HUD published life expectancies - paint 3 years, carpet 5, blinds 3 - and whether routine turnover costs were charged to you.
HUD Special Claims Guide, App. 5D
Deadlines & Itemization
Late or non-itemized statements may limit or defeat the right to withhold, depending on your state — both are checked.
State Deposit Statute
Refund Math Shown
The letter itemizes every disputed charge and recomputes what's owed back — including errors in the landlord's own numbers.
Deposit − Valid Deductions
Penalties May Apply
Many states expose landlords to 2–3× damages for bad-faith withholding; the letter puts them on notice.
Bad-Faith Withholding
Valid Damage Stays In
Genuine damage beyond normal wear is legitimately chargeable — we only dispute what the law says you don't owe.
Fair Review
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